Complex, layered wine made with the negroamaro grape, a key black-skinned grape in Salento, the sun-washed peninsula in the heel of Italy’s boot. This is a stellar example of what can be done with the grape. Easy drinker over-delivers. $28-30 Continue reading “Varvaglione Cosimo Varvaglione Collezione Privata Old Vines Negroamaro del Salento IGP 2021”
Category: Wine & Grapes
Domaine Sigalas Santorini Assyrtiko 2022
Pale straw color; lemon-lime, peach, grapefruit, pineapple, passion fruit, pear, crushed sea shells, minerality, saline on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Domaine Sigalas Santorini Assyrtiko 2022”
Grapes by the numbers 2-26-2025
By best estimate, there are some 10,000 different grape varieties in the world. If you tasted a different one every day, it would take you more than 27 years to complete the task. Thankfully, the world of wine is confined to a smaller number. Continue reading “Grapes by the numbers 2-26-2025”
Terre di Balbia Fervore Magliocco Calabria Rosso IGT 2018
Deep ruby color; blackberry, plum, dark cherry, chocolate, baking spice, coffee, tobacco, licorice, smoke on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Terre di Balbia Fervore Magliocco Calabria Rosso IGT 2018”
Varvaglione Papale Primitivo di Manduria, Puglia, Italy DOC 2020
Deep ruby color; blackberry, black cherry, blueberry, redcurrant, raspberry, plum, cocoa, chocolate, licorice, earth, oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Varvaglione Papale Primitivo di Manduria, Puglia, Italy DOC 2020”
Wine name revolution 10-2-2024
If you go into almost any wine shop, liquor store, or supermarket wine section in the United States—and now in most places in the world—you will find wine bottles arranged and named by the variety of grape used to make the wine. Continue reading “Wine name revolution 10-2-2024”
Old Vines 1-24-2024
You likely have seen the description “old vine” on a wine label. What exactly does that mean and is it important? Continue reading “Old Vines 1-24-2024”
Barton & Guestier Les Petites Parcelles Vouvray 2021
Pale straw color; white flowers, grapefruit, lemon, pear, peach, pineapple, melon, honey, minerals on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Barton & Guestier Les Petites Parcelles Vouvray 2021”
California’s Goldilocks vintage 1-10-2023
It is a new year and time for some good news. Continue reading “California’s Goldilocks vintage 1-10-2023”
How to pair wine and cheese 9-13-2023
You know wine and cheese were made for each other. You also know not all wine pairs with all cheese. What is a person to do? Continue reading “How to pair wine and cheese 9-13-2023”